Weekend Domestic Box Office August 18, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Uncle Buck | $8,794,501 | 1,804 | $4,875 | $11,921,031 | 5 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Parenthood | $7,606,480 | -21% | 1,316 | $5,780 | $43,265,356 | 19 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Abyss | $7,213,102 | -23% | 1,538 | $4,690 | $24,745,404 | 12 | |
| 4 | (new) | Casualties of War | $5,201,261 | 1,487 | $3,498 | $5,201,261 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (5) | When Harry Met Sally… | $4,897,530 | -21% | 1,144 | $4,281 | $54,012,749 | 38 | |
| 6 | (6) | Lethal Weapon 2 | $4,516,257 | -26% | 1,584 | $2,851 | $119,574,346 | 45 | |
| 7 | (4) | Turner & Hooch | $4,275,108 | -33% | 1,594 | $2,682 | $46,634,889 | 24 | |
| 8 | (3) | A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child | $4,084,320 | -50% | 1,846 | $2,213 | $15,188,432 | 10 | |
| 9 | (7) | Batman | $3,439,724 | -32% | 1,400 | $2,457 | $226,904,731 | 59 | |
| 10 | (new) | Cheetah | $2,636,118 | 1,310 | $2,012 | $2,636,118 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (11) | Do the Right Thing | $397,830 | -42% | 178 | $2,235 | $23,113,836 | 52 | |
| 12 | (13) | Me and Him | $220 | -65% | 2 | $110 | $7,665 | 17 | |
| Reporting movies: 12 | $53,062,451 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Buck | $8,794,501 | 1,804 | $11,921,031 |
| 2 | Parenthood | $7,606,480 | 1,316 | $43,265,356 |
| 3 | The Abyss | $7,213,102 | 1,538 | $24,745,404 |
| 4 | Casualties of War | $5,201,261 | 1,487 | $5,201,261 |
| 5 | When Harry Met Sally… | $4,897,530 | 1,144 | $54,012,749 |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $4,516,257 | 1,584 | $119,574,346 |
| 7 | Turner & Hooch | $4,275,108 | 1,594 | $46,634,889 |
| 8 | A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child | $4,084,320 | 1,846 | $15,188,432 |
| 9 | Batman | $3,439,724 | 1,400 | $226,904,731 |
| 10 | Cheetah | $2,636,118 | 1,310 | $2,636,118 |
| 11 | Do the Right Thing | $397,830 | 178 | $23,113,836 |
| 12 | Me and Him | $220 | 2 | $7,665 |
| Reporting: 12 | $53,062,451 | total | ||